Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-26
Down with Malone.

Down with Malone.
We veniured TO say the other day that
it could not be possible that the real
leaders of the Republican party in Vir-
ginia would allow MALONE to force an
electoral ticket upon them next year
but that they would call n convention of
their own rather than longer submit to
being iumping.jacks moved by strings
in his hands. The YosTs, the LEwIsEs,
RDDLEBEBcER, BRADY, CAMERON, Wick
HAM, and ali the rest Of the Republicans
who are not Republicans "for revenue
only, owe it to themselves and to Mr.
BLAINE and to the National Republican
party to cut themselves loose from Ma
HONE and assert their own independence
at the same time that they make it
known that he Is not the sum total Of
the Republican party i'll Virginia.
The I'0licy Tirginion of this week
blazes the way to the action which we
have considered inevitable. 1t speaks
out as plainly as if it had all the Repub-
iican National Committee to back it, 1t
does not mince its words, but calls a
spade a spade. We reproduce several
paragraphs of its article. After reciting
the history Of the late campaign and its
results the Tir9iniaH proceeds as fol-
lows:
I'VE have, following this humilating
disaster, a Geographic statement from
the chairman of the Republican State
Committee TO the chairman OF the Re
publican National Committee, essaying
to explain and give the reasons for such
a dishcartening result, showing loss to
the Republicans, on the popular ma
iority, as compared with 1886, of at least
1900. What the national chairman
has to do with it we do not know; but
the object of the telegram is not so diff
cult of solution. 1t is simply to court
the favor of the National Committee
for the present management of the
Republican party in Virginia, and look
ing TO 1883 for recognition OF a con-
troll that has proved disastrous in four
out of five campaigns, and in the eXcop-
ton if was not known or recognized. We
have also communications sent out to
Washington Republican papers lauding
the chairman as modern NAPOLEON,
whose big brain and lavish purse have
done so much for the Republican party
We have the results in Virginia to show
that if there is resemblance between the
Virginia chairman and the CorSi- /
can soldier it must be in the
Moscow and Waterloo campaigns and
not in the brilliant achievements that
Frustrated nationalities at his feet and
drenched whole continent in blood. /.
The fact is there has been two much de- /
pendence upon form of military organ /.
ization and the influence Of merccnary .
considerations in the politics Of Virginia.
The people have not been consulted nor 7
cared Tor nor has the manhood of the .
party been respected in the plans and ar .
of the contests, and in many ;
instances the nominations were made IN /
defiance of popular will The iron hand .
has been too prominent and welded .
with too much reckless freedom TO SUIT .
and support.
" But these public outgivings are for Il /
They have reference to the .
campaign of 1883; and that Chairman
Jones and those associated with him may
have an intimation OF what they mean,
we will mention, as We understand, that
there have already been conferences look
ing to the control of the southern dele
cations in the next national convention.
George c. GOrham, who betrayed Blaine /
in 1884, and assisted in giving New York
to Cleveland General Green b. Raum /
W. Z. Canadv, Of North Carolina, Ser
geant.at-Arms Of the United States Sen
ate; Bryant, Of Georgia ; Bruce and |
Lynch, of Mississippi, and possibly /
others, have been consulted, as we learn, |
and all who know the men may readily |
divine the object.
"If it he to pack delegations to the |
national convention in the interest of /
any particular candidate We give notice /.
in advance that the plan will not win III /
Virginia. The Republicans of this State 1
will be party to no more bargains |
will wear the collar of no boss, but will |
make it known to the world that they /
cannot be seduced or coerced into des- /
perate game of chance to crafty the insO- /
lent greed for power of any man, to use |
it to bring reproach upon a Republican /
administration and the Republican party |
of the State in the fragrant abuse and /
misuse of it. The delegation from Nir- /
glnia will not so TO the national con-
vention gagged and bound to do the |
bidding OF Napoleon or any other /
insolent and despotic intriguant, who /.
would rather the Republican cause /.
would be wrecked and ruined than |
failure should come upon personal plans /
and inventions for deal that might ar /
rest the march to ST. Helena.
I'VE warn the Republicans of Virginia !
and the South, and of the nation, of the /
conspiracy that is forming to dictate the /
result of the next Republican National /
Convention. and invoke them to prepare /
for struggle to save the party from the .
domination of influences that would not /
only preclude possibility ofan electoral /
vote from the South, but would prove |
disastrous to the party in the nation"